My Little Keegs....

Keegan's always been a LOUD sleeper-- loud/heavy breathing, snoring, moving around all the time, etc... but it has gotten worse over the last year, so we got him in to see an ENT. He's "text book" as to having sleep apnea, and in kids, the two main causes are tonsils and adenoids. SO... we are going to proceed with a tonsillectomy and adenoidectomy in October! (Oh, I hope mommy can keep it together!) Keegan's friend got this done earlier in the summer, and she had post-surgery complications, that are rare, so all we've heard is her stories about how painful, how her mom couldn't get her to eat or drink anything for a week, etc... Keegan's doc said it will be a piece of cake: he's able to start eating and drinking his regular diet immediately, and he should be up and ready for school in 2 days! Keegan was a bit nervous, but we've been talking about it, which is helping. He likes the "doctor-recommended" foods and drinks: chewing gum and eating gummy bears (decreases muscle spasm and increases saliva, which helps keep the surgical sites clean); ice cream, yogurt, and drinking ANYTHING, including soda.... aye yay yay!! So, we've got it scheduled for October! Keegan and mommy will take a tour of the hospital and OR areas ahead of time, to make him (me) more comfortable, and we'll have to go on a shopping spree for all the bad foods and drinks, and some new books and maybe even a new movie to keep us company while lounging around the house for two days!

Let's Go to the Hop; Let's Go to the Hop!!

That's exactly what we did!! We went to the Sock Hop at the Yacht Club with Nonny & Pop! Thanks to you both for a wonderful afternoon! It was a fairly last-minute idea that we decided to "dress up" for this shin-dig, but I'd say we did a pretty darn good job with what we had at home to work with! (Yes, I do realize I ended that sentence in a preposition; no comments from the Peanut Gallery please!) Especially for none of the FOUR of us Tibbetts ever having lived in those times. We had a BLAST!! Chris and I were complimented on us being an "adorable couple," and we were also complimented on our "adorable children!" That right there makes it all worth it! Enjoy the pictures ahead.

Hoola-Hooping!

We all had fun trying out the hoola-hoops, but KEEGAN was a finalist in the actual competition! The prize? SOCKS, of course!

Get Your Groove On

The boys took pictures while the rest of us got in line to do the... I don't know what it's called! We learned this "line dance" of sorts, right after we learned the hand jive (in slow motion).

James Dean-- Ringer!

I don't know about you... but I think Keegan is a ringer for a young James Dean. Tustin..... Elvis, not so much! But, he's sure got the dance moves on the dance floor. We enjoyed delicious ice cream sundaes after our lunches.

Goofy, Fun Stuff!

Even the adults had fun posing with the card-board cut-outs!!

Skate Park

More fun at the skate park/ BMX park! Daddy even took his bike this time! (He had a little fall, well, a pretty big fall, but very minor, superficial injuries, Thank Goodness!) His adrenaline got pumping, and he couldn't resist to attempt a few jumps, one of which he completed OFF of his bike, rather than ON his bike! But, he's okay. He got back up, got back on, and kept on going-- Keegan said to him: Daddy, you aren't a real professional unless you get back up after you fall, and keep going! So, he did! I also included a picture of the boys' recent, adorable, haircuts. Keegan was truly beginning to look like a shaggy surfer/skater boy, with tha

t big blond "do!"

BMX Park

The boys' new weekend favorite activity is going to the BMX park! Falls or not, they have a blast!

My BABY started Kindergarten!

Well, it's bitter-sweet! My baby is growing up, and it makes me a bit sad, but it cuts my daily drive mileage down about 30 miles!! Love that! One stop, both kids, and straight off to work! Wooo-hooo!! Tustin has been VERY excited to start kindergarten, and to be going to the same school as his big "brudder" Keegan! We made a paper chain, at 63 days out, and every night, Tustin would tear one link off the chain. The day finally came, down to the last link, and school was starting the next day! I stayed almost all day at school with Keegan, and did really well, I didn't cry until I got to the car and pulled away from the curb. Then the tears came, uncontrollably. But, when I had my "hour off" on Tustin's first day of school (I stayed all day, except for about an hour), HE started to cry, so I stayed strong for him, and didn't cry. He did great the rest of the day though, stopped crying, and participated in everything. It's hard, having to go EVERY day for him, but he's getting used to it, and likes it!

Mommy Got to Stay!

They have a great kinder, first-day program at the boys' school! Mommies and/or Daddies get to stay with their kinder ALL DAY if they want to! And, all day I did stay! I helped the class with crafts, and writing their names on their projects. I played with them out at recess. I even ate lunch with them, and helped open juice boxes and various packages, and listen to fun stories of the babbling 5-year olds who love to talk!! And I just found out the best news this weekend, of the 3-5 kids in Tustin's class who are "handfuls," we'll say, the one kid who was most disruptive to the whole class, all day long, got transferred to the other kinder class! YAY for us. Sorry for the other class, and actually for the little boy who has a terrible home life, but, Yay for us!!

Growin' Up!

There they go, walking off with their big-ole back packs, after the first day of school for the year! Grammie came with us, since she's helping us out with pick-ups every day (THANK YOU Grammie!!).

TUSTIN-- The Peace Builder!

Our Little Peace Builder!! Tustin's name was called at Peace Circle Friday Morning (in front of the whole school), as one of the kids deserving of a Peace Builder Award!! Woot-woot!! And it was only his FIRST full week of kinder. His teacher wrote "Tustin shows all the traits of a true PeaceBuilder!" (Praised other people; Sought a wise person; Righted a wrong; Gave up put downs; Noticed a hurt; and Built Peace at School each day!) That's our boy!

Finally Getting Around to it!

Okay, so I have FINALLY blogged about our wonderful family vacation. Problem is (well, not a problem for me, because, this is just me), I took over a thousand photos, and had a horrible time trying to narrow my vacation down to 200! Yes, it will take you a while to get through these. But, get there, because I already have so much more I need to blog about-- like the first day of school for the boys, and the fact that my BABY is now in kindergarten!! Key point here, because of all the photos, when you get to the bottom, you will have to click on "older posts," probably several times, to get through the whole vacation. Enjoy! We sure did.

We Made it to Mass!

We had been waiting for this vacation for MONTHS! We finally made it. The boys were SO good on the plane, it was really unbelievable. That's a long flight for two active little guys. But I was SO proud of them! Grammie & Grampy picked us up around 11pm or so, which didn't get us home to bed until midnight. We were ready for a good sleep, and ready to start two weeks of fun, family, and relaxation! Scan through the following photos of our journey- and enjoy it as much as we did!